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Posted on Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Odds-on horse betting choice Jonesboro posted a 1 3/4 length victory in the $151,500 Tiznow Handicap Saturday, September 20, at Louisiana Downs and an entry in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile to be held at Santa Anita Park.
The Tiznow Handicap is one of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge events this Saturday where the winner will automatically be one of the Breeders’ Cup horses for its respective Breeders’ Cup division.
Ridden by jockey Robby Albarado, Jonesboro kicked away in the stretch and raced 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.22 returning $3.60, $2.20 and $2.10.
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge Entries: Tiznow Handicap at Louisiana Downs on Super Derby Day September 20
Posted on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Eight older race horses will be running in the $150,000 Tiznow Handicap at Louisiana Downs on Super Derby Day, September 20, Saturday.
The 1 1/16-mile Tiznow Handicap is a 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” horse race where the winner will be part of the Breeders’ Cup field for the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
Louisiana Downs’s Tiznow Handicap field of horses with jockeys and weight line up as follows:
- Got the Last Laugh under jockey Joe Talamo carries 113 lbs.
- Dreamsandvisions under jockey John Jacinto, 112 lbs.
- Etesaal under jockey Francisco Torres, 111 lbs.
- Jonesboro under jockey Robby Albarado, 119 lbs.
- Smokeyjonessutton under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 115 lbs.
- Longley under jockey Jamie Theriot II, 113 lbs.
- Autobeacat under jockey Donnie Meche, 116 lbs.
- Crook’s Stinger under jockey Rico Flores, 112 lbs.
The Tiznow Handicap is the race 8 of 13 horse races in Louisiana Downs’s September 20 Super Derby Day card. Tiznow Handicap post time is 3:34 pm.
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Curlin Wins Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs June 14
Posted on Saturday, June 14th, 2008
The 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin, making his United States debut as a 4-year-old, cruised to an easy 4 1/4-length victory in the $1-million Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) for 3-year-0lds and up at Churchill Downs June 14, Saturday.
With jockey Robby Albarado aboard, Curlin took the lead after the second turn and was not challenged from there. He covered the 1 1/8-mile distance in 1:49.68 and paid $2.80, $2.20 and $2.10. Einstein, under jockey Julien Leparoux, was second and returned $3.80 and $3.20. Third place finisher, Barcola with jockey Jesus Castanon paid $6 to show.
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Curlin Starts From Rail In The Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs June 14
Posted on Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Saturday’s Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) has drawn 10 older horses including 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin who will be making his United States debut as a 4-year-old.
The 1 1/8 mile Stephen Foster Handicap, which will carry a record purse of $1 million, serves as the centerpiece of Churchill Downs’s “Stephen Foster Super Saturday” card that features 6 graded stakes races with total purses of $2,025,000.
In post position order, the Stephen Foster Handicap field with jockeys and weight:
Curlin under jockey Robby Albarado carries 128 lbs.- Delightful Kiss under jockey Miguel Mena, 114 lbs.
- Sam P. under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 113 lbs.
- Einstein (BRZ) under jockey Julien Leparoux, 118 lbs.
- Grasshopper under jockey Garrett Gomez, 117 lbs.
- High Blues under jockey Corey Lanerie, 113 lbs.
- Red Rock Creek under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 113 lbs.
- Jonesboro under jockey Jamie Theriot II, 114 lbs.
- Barcola under jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon, 113 lbs.
- Brass Hat under jockey Calvin Borel, 116 lbs.
The 2008 Stephen Foster Handicap is the 10th race in Churchill Downs’s June 14 horse racing program. Stephen Foster Handicap post time is 5:51 pm.
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